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Valencia and IRS to Offer Free Tax Preparation Help

Valencia College accounting students and professors, in conjunction with the IRS VITA program, will be offering free tax help to [...]


Valencia Receives $125,000 from CFE Federal Credit Union for Future Teachers Academy

The Valencia College Foundation has received a $125,000 contribution from CFE Federal Credit Union to fund a project called the [...]


Culinary Student Wins a Whopping Surprise, a Visit from the Today Show

Valencia culinary student Sasha Sincic has always loved brussels sprouts. But, to get family members to share her passion for [...]


Inspired by NASA Experience, Valencia Student Zeroes in on Aerospace Engineering Major

When Jontavius Jacobs graduated from Harmony High School in Osceola County, he knew he wanted to become an engineer – [...]


Valencia College Working to Address Nursing Shortage in Central Florida

The number of vacant nursing jobs in Florida has climbed since 2013, and the state is expected to need an [...]


New Building to House Film, Sound & Music Programs on East Campus

Valencia College’s East Campus — known as the college’s arts campus — is expanding again, with the construction of a [...]


Let’s Get Electric! Valencia to Host Electric Car Event on Sept. 10

Orlando, FL – Drivers of electric cars – and more than 100 folks who are interested in electric cars – [...]


Disease Researcher Finds New Home at Valencia — in the Classroom

Attention students: If you thought you were going to sit in the back of Dr. Hemangi Patil’s biology class and [...]


New Construction Program Is Changing Lives — One Job at a Time

Before Aaron Person signed up for a class in basic construction, he had little experience in the field – except [...]


Engineering Students Show Off Their Genius with Rube Goldberg Machines

ORLANDO — The scene in West Campus’s engineering building looked a little like the set from “Sanford and Son” collided [...]